Wagga Wagga is now home to two camels with the zoo and aviary expanding their list of animal residents.
Their new fuzzy friends arrived safely at the zoo in September and are settling into their new enclosure with quality care from zookeepers.
Wagga Wagga City Council zoo curator Wendy McNamara said staff were excited to have the camels amongst the animals staying at the zoo.
“We have here a variety of local and non-local animals and the camels certainly add to the zoo experience,” Ms McNamara said.
“Camels are fascinating animals that are very resilient and stubborn. They love to scratch themselves and you will often catch them rolling on their backs in the dirt or sand or rubbing against a tree.
“The two camels we have with us are male dromedary camels. They are around two years old but can live as old as 50.
“When you come to visit the camels, you will notice one is bigger than the other with a lightly coloured coat, his name is Dune Buggy.
“The other one is a bit smaller with a darker coat and his name is Safari. They are extremely excited to meet the Wagga Wagga community.”
Dune Buggy and Safari have travelled to Wagga Wagga from The Camel Milk Co which is a camel dairy in Kyabram Victoria.
“We have been expecting them for some time now, but we wanted to make sure everything was ready for their arrival. They travelled quite the distance, and we made certain they were as comfortable as possible when they got here.
“We are working on their training in the hopes they can be part of public interactions in the future.”
